What does the Charge Master Window look like?

The Charge Master window displays the list of Encounters for the selected Patient and also details of the related Case. It also gives the details of the Encounter Lines (procedures and their details associated with each encounter).

Go to Charges from the main menu and select Edit Charges.

Search and select the Patient and the DOS.

The Charge Master window will be shown as below.

	Use the Search option to find the required information using the Patient Name, Case Number, MR#/Chart#. Using the Case Type and Date of Service options will list all Patients coming under the particular Case Type or Date.
	The Encounters List displays the Cases and related Encounters according to the date of service.
	The Case sheet displays the Case, Patient, Guarantor, Insurance and Diagnosis details of the selected Case. You can also edit the details under the above mentioned tabs by clicking on the “Edit Case”  icon present on each tab. To add a note you can click on the “Add Activity”  icon. To view the notes you can click on the “Show Activity” icon.
	Under Encounter, all details pertaining to the selected encounter will be displayed. If there are no encounters for the particular Case, you can add one using the Add Encounter tab. You can also edit details of the Encounter using the icons provided.
	Encounter Lines displays the different Procedures associated with an Encounter, the related diagnoses, the Charges and Total Amount and Status. You can change the status of a claim by clicking in the Status box.

Remarks can be added as “Payer Remark” or as “Line Activity”